涼しい
suzushii[sɨzɨɕiː]
The Japanese word for cool is 涼しい (suzushii).
涼しい is an adjective used to describe a temperature that is pleasantly cool.
Meaning: having a slightly low temperature (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the form of 涼しい depending on how you use it in a sentence. To use it as an adverb to modify a verb, use 涼しく. If you want to express that the weather was cool in the past, use the past tense form 涼しかった. To say it is not cool, use the negative form 涼しくない.
How do you pronounce it?
suzushii
Did you know?
- The phrase 涼しい顔 (suzushii kao) literally means 'cool face' but is used as an idiom to describe someone who remains calm or nonchalant under pressure.
- If you want to say a person is 'cool' in the sense of being stylish or trendy, you should not use 涼しい, but rather 格好いい.
- The word 涼しい is specifically used for air temperature. To describe a 'cool' object you can touch, such as a drink or a stone, you must use 冷たい instead.
Examples in context
- 秋は涼しいです。Autumn is cool.This sentence is useful for describing the temperature of a season with 涼しい.Tatoeba #10901732 by small_snow, translation #11043569 by CK
- 今日は涼しいです。It's cool today.This sentence is useful for describing the temperature of the day with 涼しい.Tatoeba #171486 by small_snow, translation #242990 by CK
- 雨上がりは涼しい。It is cool after the rain.This sentence is useful for describing the temperature after rain with 涼しい.Tatoeba #189520 by small_snow, translation #26672 by CC
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Example conversation
Ren and Yui are walking in a park during the evening.
- 蓮 Ren夜は少し涼しいですね。Yoru wa sukoshi suzushii desu ne.The evening is a little cool, isn't it?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、とても気持ちがいいです。Hai, totemo kimochi ga ii desu.Yes, it feels very good.
- 蓮 Ren結衣さんは、風が好きですか？Yui-san wa, kaze ga suki desu ka?Yui, do you like the breeze?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、大好きです。Hai, daisuki desu.Yes, I love it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cool” translations and entries 涼しい, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
